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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Colorado rates for HCPCS A6451

Moderate compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance of 1.25 to 1.34 ft lbs at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to 3 in and less than 5 in, per yd

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic cost?

$1.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.05 from a physician practice, and about $1.51 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.05$1.05 to $1.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.51$1.05 to $2.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5facility $2professional $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$2.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$2.51
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.66
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$2.04

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Rhode Island than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 51st of 51

$1.05

RI $4.79CO $1.05

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.